Mohamed Salah’s camp has denied claims the Liverpool star turned down a move to Real Madrid in 2018.
Former Egypt international Hany Ramzy, who also served as assistant coach to the national team, said on Saturday that Salah had discussed an approach from Madrid during a training camp in Switzerland in March 2018, not long before Egypt's appearance at the World Cup in Russia.
Ramzy told an Egyptian television station that he was present and privy to a conversation that also included then-Egypt manager Hector Cuper, stating Salah decided to remain at Liverpool despite having a “really good offer” from the Bernabeu club.
At the time, Salah was enjoying a breakout debut season with Liverpool and eventually finished the campaign with 32 goals – to seal the Premier League’s Golden Boot. Liverpool and Madrid would meet that May in the Uefa Champions League final.
However, taking to social media on Sunday, Salah’s chief adviser Ramy Abbas dismissed Ramzy’s comments, saying: "Mohamed never discussed any career plans with any ex-coach.”
Salah, 27, has been often linked with a transfer to La Liga despite becoming one of the Premier League leaders’ most prominent stars. Since joining Liverpool from Roma in 2017, the forward has scored 91 goals in 144 appearances, winning the English top flight's Golden Boot in successive seasons.
At present, Liverpool sit 25 points clear at the top of the table, with the league to meet on Monday to discuss a possible return to training and a push towards a resumption of action. The competition was halted in March because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Dubai Bling season three
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Milestones on the road to union
1970
October 26: Bahrain withdraws from a proposal to create a federation of nine with the seven Trucial States and Qatar.
December: Ahmed Al Suwaidi visits New York to discuss potential UN membership.
1971
March 1: Alex Douglas Hume, Conservative foreign secretary confirms that Britain will leave the Gulf and “strongly supports” the creation of a Union of Arab Emirates.
July 12: Historic meeting at which Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid make a binding agreement to create what will become the UAE.
July 18: It is announced that the UAE will be formed from six emirates, with a proposed constitution signed. RAK is not yet part of the agreement.
August 6: The fifth anniversary of Sheikh Zayed becoming Ruler of Abu Dhabi, with official celebrations deferred until later in the year.
August 15: Bahrain becomes independent.
September 3: Qatar becomes independent.
November 23-25: Meeting with Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid and senior British officials to fix December 2 as date of creation of the UAE.
November 29: At 5.30pm Iranian forces seize the Greater and Lesser Tunbs by force.
November 30: Despite a power sharing agreement, Tehran takes full control of Abu Musa.
November 31: UK officials visit all six participating Emirates to formally end the Trucial States treaties
December 2: 11am, Dubai. New Supreme Council formally elects Sheikh Zayed as President. Treaty of Friendship signed with the UK. 11.30am. Flag raising ceremony at Union House and Al Manhal Palace in Abu Dhabi witnessed by Sheikh Khalifa, then Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.
December 6: Arab League formally admits the UAE. The first British Ambassador presents his credentials to Sheikh Zayed.
December 9: UAE joins the United Nations.
